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Created on: February 05, 2010 Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Engaged by parental arrangement,
while babes in the crib, a traditional agreement.
Cultures as these seem so archaic,
will they comply or will they forsake it?
There are times when marriages as these,
love grows strong like the mighty Oak tree.
Withstanding the odds stacked against them ~
Becoming the love of a lifetime, more than tradition.
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